He's going to have to decide for himself whether he wants to exercise or not. Buying a bike, any bike, may not be the primary motivating thing. Its got to be something he really likes to do and will stick with it. In Chicago its not like here in Southern California. Winter time, and the bike stays in the garage. Perhaps you already know all this and that's why you want to go used and spend a little until he finds out for himself that he wants to spend $5,000 on a really nice bike. Yeah, I said 5 grand. Would you believe 3 grand?